A comprehensive departmental final examination is required for this course.

This course meets the General Education requirement for Quantitative Literacy.

VI. Catalog Course Description

This course provides a preparation in mathematics for students interested in elementary education. Topics include elementary logic, sets, relations, functions, numeration systems, whole numbers, integers, and number theory.

VII. Required Course Content and Direction

Course Learning Goals

define the whole numbers using equivalence classes, define the operations for whole numbers using sets, order whole numbers using sets, calculate multiples and powers of whole numbers, use mental math and estimation;

develop an understanding of different numeration systems, including Hindu-Arabic, Roman numerals, and other ancient systems; work with positional numeration systems; perform calculations involving positional numeration systems and other bases; and develop an understanding of the importance of place value and groupings in decimal system and other base systems;

complete prime factorizations and use this to calculate the greatest common divisor and greatest common multiple of two or more numbers; use divisibility rules to test for divisibility;

define the integers from the whole numbers and develop an understanding of the properties of the integers using the definition of the integers; define the operations for the integers using equivalence classes; order the integers and simplify expressions involving absolute value and negative exponents; and

Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals

Students will apply mathematical concepts and principles to identify and solve problems through informal assessment (oral communication among students and between teacher and students) and formal assessment (may include homework, quizzes, exams, projects, and comprehensive final).

Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:

A departmentally-selected textbook will be used. Details will be provided by the instructor of each course section. See course syllabus.